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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 78230

An imaging test in which a small amount of radioactive tracer is given into a vein and picked up by the salivary glands, so that a camera can show their size, position, and how well they take the tracer up. It is used for a dry mouth, swelling, or a suspected blockage of a gland.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands cost?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $148 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$135 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$138 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $32 to $251Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $117 to $240
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $148professional $151

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$213.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$758.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$239.88

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kentucky $151 · 44th of 51
WY $479FL $129

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.